单词 | filoplume |
释义 | filoplume in British English (ˈfɪləˌpluːm, ˈfaɪ-) noun ornithology any of the hairlike feathers that lack vanes and occur between the contour feathers Word origin C19: from New Latin fīloplūma, from Latin fīlum thread + plūma featherfiloplume in American English (ˈfɪləˌpluːm, ˈfailə-) noun Ornithology a specialized, hairlike feather having a slender shaft with few or no barbs Word origin [1880–85; ‹ NL filopluma, equiv. to L fīl(um) a thread + -o- -o- + plūma plume]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Chief of Staff, barnstorm, highball, impressionism, rain check-o- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Greek origin (as -i- is, in compounds of Latin origin), used regularly in forming new compounds with elementsof Greek origin and often used in English as a connective irrespective of etymology(Franco-Italian; geography; seriocomic; speedometer) |
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